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|image = The Long, Dull Winter.JPG | |image = The Long, Dull Winter.JPG | ||
|season = [[Season 3|3]] | |season = [[Season 3|3]] | ||
| | |airdate = May 31, 1999 | ||
|prev. episode = [[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]] | |prev. episode = [[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]] | ||
|next episode = [[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]] | |next episode = [[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]] | ||
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|writers = [[Joe Fallon]] | |writers = [[Joe Fallon]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill]] | |storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill]] | ||
|titlecard = The Long, Dull Winter Title Card.png | |titlecard = The Long, Dull Winter Title Card.png|number = 15B}}{{EpisodeHeader|2|15|3}} | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Arthur and his friends are feeling dreary, but can't put a finger on why. It eventually dawns on them that their listless feeling is a result of the fact that there have been no major holidays in quite some time, so they plan to try inventing a new one. | Arthur and his friends are feeling dreary, but can't put a finger on why. It eventually dawns on them that their listless feeling is a result of the fact that there have been no major holidays in quite some time, so they plan to try inventing a new one. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
It's winter in Elwood City, and time seems to be going by especially slowly. Arthur and his friends feel gloomy and wonder what's wrong. Then they realize the problem: there haven't been any holidays recently. So | It's winter in Elwood City, and time seems to be going by especially slowly. Arthur and his friends feel gloomy and wonder what's wrong. Then they realize the problem: there haven't been any holidays recently. So everyone begins trying to figure out a new holiday. | ||
[[ | [[D.W.]] wants the holiday to be [[Pony Day]]. [[Grandma Thora]] recalls the time the ''[[Graf Zeppelin]]'' flew over Elwood City. Arthur searches on. | ||
[[Buster Baxter|Buster]] | [[Buster Baxter|Buster's]] idea is [[Give Me Candy Day]], where everyone gives candy to '''him''', and then he gives the remainder of what he ate to all the little children. | ||
[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] thinks a holiday should be about relaxing and having fun, so they should have a [[There's Nothing To Do Today Day|holiday special]]. | [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] thinks a holiday should be about relaxing and having fun, so they should have a [[There's Nothing To Do Today Day|holiday special]]. | ||
[[Alan Powers|Brain's]] idea is [[Igneous Rock Day]], because he thinks a holiday should be about something that lasts for all time. [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] | [[Alan Powers|Brain's]] idea is [[Igneous Rock Day]], because he thinks a holiday should be about something that lasts for all time. [[Binky Barnes|Binky's]] idea is to have [[Garshmalterer|24 hours of nonstop fireworks]]. Muffy doesn't care what the holiday is, she just wants to sell merchandise. | ||
Arthur says that all of their ideas are too commercial, and it's not what a holiday is all about. Afterwards, they realize there is a holiday coming up: Valentine's Day. The episode finishes with Arthur finding out that D.W. | Arthur says that all of their ideas are too commercial, and it's not what a holiday is all about. Afterwards, they realize there is a holiday coming up: Valentine's Day. The episode finishes with Arthur finding out that D.W.'s idea, "Pony Day", was published in the newspaper. Binky mentions to Arthur he has a whole year to think of a new holiday. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | ===Major Characters=== | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers | *[[Alan Powers]] | ||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | *[[Binky Barnes]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
===Minor Characters=== | |||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | ||
*[[Fern Walters]] | *[[Fern Walters]] | ||
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*[[Mary Moo Cow]] | *[[Mary Moo Cow]] | ||
*[[Kate Read]] | *[[Kate Read]] | ||
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===Background characters=== | |||
*[[Jane Read]] | *[[Jane Read]] | ||
*[[Alex]] | *[[Alex]] | ||
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==Songs== | ==Songs== | ||
*"[[There's Nothing To Do Today Day]]" | *"[[There's Nothing To Do Today Day]]" | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In "[[The Play's the Thing]]", [[George Lundgren|George]] was able to balance [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] on the see-saw, so this see-saw might have been frozen stuck, and Binky was tricking them. | *In "[[The Play's the Thing]]", [[George Lundgren|George]] was able to balance [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] on the see-saw, so this see-saw might have been frozen stuck, and Binky was tricking them. | ||
*Buster is drawing a picture of Arthur | *Buster is drawing a picture of Arthur in the beginning. | ||
*This episode is the opposite of "[[The Short, Quick Summer]]". | *This episode is the opposite of "[[The Short, Quick Summer]]". | ||
*In the movie Arthur and Buster watch, the animation of the building being demolished is recycled from "[[D.W.'s Baby]]." | *In the movie Arthur and Buster watch, the animation of the building being demolished is recycled from "[[D.W.'s Baby]]." | ||
* | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*[[The Kid who got Clothes for Christmas]] is a spoof on ''[[wikipedia:A Charlie Brown Christmas|A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'', as the dog is wearing Charlie Brown's shirt. | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*At the beginning in [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]]'s classroom, [[ | *At the beginning in [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]]'s classroom, [[Prunella]] can be seen sitting at a desk even though she is supposed to be in fourth grade. This is the second time after ''[[Locked in the Library!]]''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Screenshots=== | |||
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thelongdullwinterscreenshot_uk.jpg|Hairy Mary's Scary Hairy Halloween-O-Rama Boo! | thelongdullwinterscreenshot_uk.jpg|Hairy Mary's Scary Hairy Halloween-O-Rama Boo! | ||
thelongdullwinterscreenshot2_uk.jpg|The Kid Who Got Clothes For Christmas | thelongdullwinterscreenshot2_uk.jpg|The Kid Who Got Clothes For Christmas | ||
</gallery> | </gallery>}} | ||
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